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Mexican Metrosexuals

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I overheard a conversation in Spanish on the subway about a well-groomed metrosexual: “Si no es un pato, esta cerca del lago.” “If he’s not a duck, he’s close to the lake.”

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“Nice” Old Couple from St. Louis

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While waiting in the customs line to enter Grand Cayman, I decided to act differently since I was on vacation and decided to make some small talk with my fellow Americans in queue to be processed. I say “act differently” because as a New Yorker, I am forced daily to stand face-to-face with anyone in [...]

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Overheard at Laundromat in Queens

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FAT LADY There aren’t anymore goddamn good movies left at The Dollar Store.GUY WITH BROWN TEETH Yeah, you’re tellin’ me. FAT LADY There ain’t one fuckin’ descent movie in there. GUY WITH BROWN TEETH (sighs) I know…I know FAT LADY lights a Viceroy 100 cigarette FAT LADY It’s a good thing I went in there [...]

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